Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-03-26
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A-tANA hAl1 Ole bhA4EN IhaA we're burned early this morning. The loss is t9Iiy hsf s million dollars. Numbers oi iVes are reported loGt and many are injured.
 LATER:-It now believed that at least I- persons were burned to death.
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 The building was situated at the cor ner of Main and Esgie streets, extend- ing through to Washington street. The Ire was discovered at 3:30 this morning ID the new Riohmo5d Hotel. An Clsrm vas sounded and the fir department responded promptly. The house contaired a large number of guests and their heartrend- lng shrieks could bs plainly heard Ladders were raised Rs soon as possible and $ ilany as could were taken out. A large number ot them were unable to escape, At o'clock the entire Rich t1ond hotel, St. James Hall and other property in the block Was doomed to speedy destruction. The whole plA.e burned like a finder. The corridor in the center of the building acted as a grea, funnel and when the flames shot upward the guests found themselves im- pris ned by the walls of fire. The screems of the unfortunAtes could be heard for blocks and at many of the win dows they could be seen ID their night clothes calling wildly for help. At one of the third floor windows two guests were seen by a crowd to fall back into the flames. One man jumped from the fifth floor tO the roof of two-story wooden building adjoining and WAS se- riOusly injured. The number injured is not exactly known. The Fitch hospital contains eight men and one woman. All are in bad condition and more or less injured. All are from out of town OK cept the woman. Two of the njured are at the Sisters hospital and there are also four injured persons at the Geneva hospital.
 CHICAGO, March lS-Mrs. Washburn, wife of Elihu E. Wsshburn, United States minister to France, died at 7:lO o'clock this morning at her rooms m the Fremont House.
 BERLIN, March 1s.-One of the En- perOr's ph!sicisns states that the em. perO5's constitution IS SO wonderfully good that it's therefore hardly necessary 0 contradict the rumor that he will mske the crown prince Co-Regent. lie himself would stick to his pest to the last moment.
 PORTLAND, Ogn,. March 17.-It is stated on good authority that Portland capitalists viii build line from Van couver to Seattle, psralleling the North trn Pacific ard to ba used ss Cn exten- sion of the O. R. * \. R. +. to Puget Sound.
 PHILADELPHIA, March l7.-Capt. Nowell, ot the steamer Br tish PrDcs, frrm Liverpool, made the following re- pcr:: On Monday the l4th at 9:lj Q. m.. in latitude 2:l0 degrees, longitude 6:4O degrees, We psssed Q schooner yacht seven miles to the nOrthw6ri. At II G. m, the schooner yacht DsuGtless dis played her signals abeam in latitude 39:j5 degrees, longitude 6i.l2 degree. A strong breeze and ell canvas set. Every sticn of canvass was being used on both boats. There was at the time the yachts were sighted strong breeze blowing from the west to rortE-wes st. They were about twenty-two miles apar: This would indicate that the yachts are taking a more centrally course than thBt pursued by the trans Atlantic steam ships us thIs season. Where the Obscr- va;iun wrs made the C0ronet had made about COO geographical miles and the Duuntless about 5s9 miles, though the CorCnet WAS eleven miles further to the eastward.
 NEW YoEK. March l7.-The associates of Lavton look upon his disappearance ss a part of a gigantic swindling opera tion. The bOokkeeper of the firm is re- ported to have lost all he had m the world. One men who IS heavy loser said that Lswton had overdrnwn all his sccounts. He got all the money on his property that he could, had sold hIs house; had converted all bis property into cash and then left fer Eogland yes teTday on his way to his brother ID Sussex. The amount involved by his operations Is placed by every body at over a million dollars.
 NEW YORK, March IA report was circulated this forenoon that the Gin cianati, Hamilton < Dayton party. rep resented by Messrs. Ives, Sayper and Meyer, had paid SjOO.0C0 on Monday night as the first installment of the pur- chase money of the E. < O., which they are said to have acquired. No iniorma- tion confirming 1t could be obtained. however, although Mayor Barnes of the Ives party characterized it as prema- ture. Sully, has heretofore, refused to express any opinion whatever. One of the parties prominent in the negotis- tious for the SAyner crowd, said, how ever, that they had made arrangements to take a share in a syndicate of rail- roads representation and had put Tn their first allotment of cash.
 NEW YORK. March l7.-The board of directors of the Northern Pacific RaIi- road to- day directed the construction of an extension of sixty miles of the Spokane q Pglouse railroad. President Harris stated that the question of gu extension from Tacoma to Portland was not even though. Of.
 ST. LoUIs. March l7-The general committee having m charge the arrange ments for ,he meeting of the national encampment for the Grand Army of the Republic in this city next September, have through a subcommittee cOmpos- ed of the mayor of the city, president Of the merchants e1cange and one of the leading representatives of tbe local c.. A. F. posts have extended a very cor dial invitation to President Cleveland and his wife to be present RLd witness, and share iu the festivities of that oecs- sion.
 SAN FRASCIsCO, March lI.-A circular sdlIessed 10 agents and shippers hss been issued by the southern Pacinc company. stating that m compliance with th5 interstate comTerce law, all sreciGl and contracting rates quoted or entered into by the company, will be cancelled by the 3lst inst, before when date a neg tariff and Instructions to agents will be furnished.
 NEW YORK, March 17-The Stars London telegram says: The offcisl censorship Of telegrsms delays trsnenis- sion. The authorities have allowed lt Co transgire that the Czsr escaped by de clding at the last moment not to taAe the route laid down. To this inaPira- tion be owes bis life. Many acc Dmplices O, the arrested students were distrIou = ed along the line of tine route Vlth bombs concealed on their persons There have been lj0 arrests, comfosinS officers, noblemen, wealthy merchants and students.
 SAN FRASCIsCO, March INV. k. Hearst, proprietor of the Examiner. xss arrested Saturday on 6 charge ot libel preferred by Walter Puska. Hears'